The Next Major Move of Redemption, from The Coming Day of Redemption'.
The Next Major Move of Redemption, from The Coming Day of Redemption
The operation of the Day of Redemption, mentioned in Ephesians 4:30, is described in Matthew 13:41-43. It has begun in our time.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30)
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. (Matthew 13:41-43)
Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them." (John 14:23—NIV)
There are seven major feasts, or observances, given by the Lord to Israel.
They are as follows:
Passover; Unleavened Bread; Firstfruits; Pentecost; The Blowing of Trumpets; The Day of Atonement; Tabernacles.
These ceremonies are of the greatest importance to Christian people.
During the Jewish observance of Passover, Jesus Christ, God's Lamb, was crucified.
During the Jewish observance of Unleavened Bread, Christ was somewhere in the heart of the earth, following the type of Jonah.
During the Jewish observance of Firstfruits, Christ rose from the dead.
During the Jewish observance of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit fell on the disciples, instituting the Christian Church.
Passover and Unleavened Bread
"'These are the Lord's appointed festivals, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times: The Lord's Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord's Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. For seven days present a food offering to the Lord. And on the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.'" (Leviticus 23:4-8)
Firstfruits
"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. He is to wave the sheaf before the Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.'" (Leviticus 23:10.11)
Pentecost
"'From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks. Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord.'" (Leviticus 23:15,16)
It is clear that these four Jewish ceremonies have direct application to the Christian Church.
So much for the first four observances. Now we will proceed to the final three.
The question is, what about the remaining three festivals? When and how will they be fulfilled spiritually? They are: the Blowing of Trumpets; the Day of Atonement; and the feast of Tabernacles.
The Blowing of Trumpets
"Say to the Israelites: 'On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Do no regular work, but present a food offering to the Lord.'" (Leviticus 23:24,25)
The Day of Atonement
"The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, and present a food offering to the Lord." (Leviticus 23:27)
The Feast of Tabernacles
"Say to the Israelites: 'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Lord's Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days.'" (Leviticus 23:34)
I submit that the spiritual fulfillment of the Blowing of Trumpet has begun in our day.
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